Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Logging is a very common type of work that takes place in order to remove trees from their nature environment. They are then used to make a variety of products that we use on a daily basis. Measures have been put in place in the form of laws to restrict the degree of logging and when and where it can take place.

The process of illegal logging involves people cutting down trees in areas where they don’t have the proper permits to do so. The need for wood is great so as a result it is also profitable and can encourage individuals to try to take advantage of what is available in their natural environment. They may go as far as to access the equipment of legitimate logging companies. Sometimes illegal logging involves the theft of the materials that have legally harvested by someone else.

The laws and punishments have become very harsh for those that engage in illegal logging. It is without doubt that they are damaging the environment and destroying natural. Often you will see a protected environment being pillaged despite being environmentally protected by law.. There are rewards for those that report instances of illegal logging in order to stop them. While there are surveillance teams out there in the forest trying to protect the area, they simply don’t have the man power to cover all the possible locations where illegal logging can occur.